| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Verb | 1. To initiate, start, introduce, begin or commence.[Eve - graph theoretic] 2. Present participle conjugation of the verb inaugurate.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Verb Base (inaugurate) | 1. Commence officially.[Wordnet]. 2. Open ceremoniously or dedicate formally.[Wordnet]. 3. Be a precursor of.[Wordnet]. 4. To introduce or induct into an office with suitable ceremonies or solemnities; to invest with power or authority in a formal manner; to install; as, to inaugurate a president; to inaugurate a king.[Websters]. 5. To cause to begin, esp. with formality or solemn ceremony; hence, to set in motion, action, or progress; to initiate; -- used especially of something of dignity or worth or public concern; as, to inaugurate a new era of things, new methods, etc.[Websters]. 6. To celebrate the completion of, or the first public use of; to dedicate, as a statue.[Websters]. 7. To begin with good omens.[Websters]. 8. Base verb from the following inflections: inaugurating, inaugurated, inaugurates, inaugurator, inaugurators, inauguratingly and inauguratedly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Sources: compiled from various sources, (under license) copyright 2008. | Top | |
Date "INAUGURATING" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references) |
Specialty Definition: INAUGURATING
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Verb] Inducting into office with solemnities. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
